In the Beginning: Stories from the Bible

[theradicalchild]

An anime adaptation of many Old Testament stories from the Bible (and the story of Jesus’ birth) from Tezuka Productions that stemmed from a request by the Vatican of the studio during the 1980s, with studio founder Osamu Tezuka dying during its production. Among the quirks the studio injected was a mascot character, a fox named Roco; their depictions of Roco and other animals, primarily those in the Genesis portions, are endearing. There seemed to be many episodes missing from the internet, particularly the later ones. However, I still enjoyed this series, even if the English acting often seemed stiff.

Comments

[moonhare]

Still on my ‘gonna watch someday’ list :o)

[misyachnakvitka]

I an Jewish so... but so is Jesus... I guess.

[theradicalchild]

Fair warning, I don't exactly hold your kind in high regard, given various past traumatic experiences I've had online with a few internet users who happened to be Jewish (such as a reader contributor to an RPG-centric website I used to contribute to before going rogue that called an editorial I wrote that expressed valid points "silly"), Jews who hold a disproportionate amount of political office in the United States (especially a certain shitty "comedian"), recently discovering who Joseph ben Caiaphas was, modern events in Israel/Gaza/Palestine in accordance with Paulo Freire's warning that "oppressed" populations heavily risk becoming oppressors themselves, and the ethnic background of the current president of Warner Bros. Discovery (especially given "policies" like not fucking releasing completed films at all for tax writeoffs), among other things. That's just my experience. I know we're both autistic, but even I've had negative experiences with other autistics online as well, especially within the furry fandom, in particular those exemplifying the stereotype that we lack empathy. Demographics don't make one untouchable, and never have.

[misyachnakvitka]

No. I realise this. No one is purrfect. :/

[theradicalchild]

Indeed, and there are exceptions ^_~

In fiction as well.

[misyachnakvitka]

Adam Sandler is amazing. :) I love his 8 Crazy Nights. I always catch it around Hanukkah/Christmas. :D Ben Stein is also pretty cool... I used to watch him on the Comedy Network. :P I don't know about the other guy though.

[theradicalchild]

Well, the first "other guy" was a United States Senator, so you probably have never heard of him (though he was a vice presidential candidate back in 2000, but I don't want to go into detail about that, so please don't probe anymore further on that or mention anything else about it, thank you). The second "other guy" is an X-Men villain who happens to be a Holocaust survivor and is actually pretty just in his actions. I'm surprised the DEI/Woke crowd doesn't complain about that, but ah well.